Connecting Schools to the Internet

Connecting Schools to the Internet

China Welcomes a New SEED Computer Lab in Karamay
[December 2010]
SEED China provided 30 high-performance desktops and Internet connectivity to the XinJiang Karamay 137 Regiment School.

A School Inauguration in Ukraine Mixes Tradition with Technology
[May 2010]
A contribution to Poltava students’ education was made by Schlumberger.

Two Inaugurations Mean a Double Celebration in Algeria
[May 2010]
Algeria is celebrating the inauguration of two new secondary schools within the SEED program…

Venezuelan Collaboration Creates the First SEED Computer Lab for the Blind
[July 2008]
Venezuela made SEED history on July 16, 2008, with the inauguration of a new SEED Lab at the Joaquín Goecke Special School…

Mexico Hosts A New SEED School in Tabasco
[July 2008]
The state of Tabasco in southeastern Mexico celebrated the opening of a SEED lab at the Carmela Figueroa Burelo School …

Algeria Welcomes Two New SEED Schools
[April 2008]
SEED Algeria celebrated the inauguration of two new secondary schools in April… Schlumberger transformed a classroom at each school into a new SEED lab, providing furnishings, computers, and internet connectivity…

Schlumberger Celebrates First SEED School in Congo
[April 2008]
The children at the College Jean Felix Tchicaya, in Pointe-Noire, are now in touch with other students throughout the world and have the opportunity toexpand their horizons…

Schlumberger Russia Inaugurates a New SEED Multimedia Lab in Surgut
[January 2008]
New lab offers free high-speed access to the Internet and to virtual labs in physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology…

Venezuela sprouts the 200^th SEED Lab
[October 2007]
On October 18, the inauguration of a SEED Lab took place at the Hermágoras Chavez School. This is the 20th lab in Venezuela and the 200th in the world that enjoys the support of our SEED Program…

Schlumberger paves the way to excellence in education in Point Fortin, Trinidad
[October 2007]
An energetic group of students from Port Said volunteered to participate in a 5-day workshop to learn about a topic of critical importance to their country: Water Pollution and Conservation…

SEEDing Russia’s Science, Research, and Development Center
[November 2006]
SEED inaugurated its 12th school in Novosibirsk on November 17, 2006.

China Inaugurates Its Fourth SEED School
[June 2006]
Guan Kou will host four local schools, totaling 2000 participating students, at its SEED computer lab…

Ecuador Launches Its Third SEED School in Coca This Year
[June 2006]
Colegio Técnico Amazonas, a local high school with a population of 1100 students and 80 teachers, celebrated its inauguration as the city’s third new SEED school this year…

SEED Takes Root in Russia’s Far North
[May 2006]
Usinsk’s Magnet School 3 celebrated its inauguration as a SEED school on May 29, 2006, so the town made a public holiday of the event, which was broadcast on local TV news and featured in local newspaper articles…

Innovation Brings Two Schools into the SEED Network in Coca, Ecuador
[March 2006]
In Ecuador’s Amazon region, two of the largest public schools have been added to the SEED network using combined infrastructure…

Opening of Dr. Raúl Cuenca High School
[June 2005]
PDVSA and SEED formed an alliance to improve the facilities at Dr. Raúl Cuenca High School in Ciudad Ojeda, Edo. Zulia – Venezuela…

Primeiro de Maio
[February 2005]
…public primary school in Luanda became the second SEED connected school in Angola…

SEED Arrives in Limoncocha
[January 2005]
Deep in the Amazonian jungle a new SEED school has been connected…

Third SEED School in Oman Inaugurated
[January 2005]
…SEED's first in the Interior region (150km from Muscat)…

A Door to a Bright Future — Atyrau SEED Program
[September 2004]
Now that the Boarding School for Gifted Children has computers and Internet connectivity, they look forward to working on collaborative projects in the coming years…

ReSEEDing Success in West Siberia
[May 2004]
Children from all local schoolswere invited to submit projects in accordance with SEED guidelines. The event showcased not only some exceptional work but also the willingness of SYuT to share its SEED resources with their community…

SEED in Indonesia
[February 2004]
Since July 2001, Schlumberger volunteers on the SEED program have connected five schools (approximately 5,000 children) in Indonesia to the Internet…

Luxor Secondary School for Boys Connected to the World
[December 2003]
Luxor – a famous city and a popular tourist destination, with more than half of the pharaonic sites. However, Luxor Secondary School for Boys did not have any connectivity to the Internet…

SEED in Ecuador
[December 2003]
The greatest achievement of the SEED team in Ecuador lies in having succeeded in connecting some of the most remote areas of the equatorial Amazon basin to the Internet…

SEED Inauguration at Pedro Pablo Rodriguez School
[November 2003]
360 students (from aged 4 to 18) joined in the celebration to formally open the lab…

A New SEED-Connected School in Brazil
[November 2003]
On November 7th, 2003, SEED connected the 'Colégio Estadual Governador Djenal Tavares Queiroz', in Aracajú, Sergipe Brazil, welcoming 1,500 students aged from 11- to 18 years old…

The Story of the Orphanage, the Angel and the SEED Team
[October 2003]
Enjoy this tale of celebration at "Our Home" Boarding School in Tomilino, Lyuberetsky District, Moscow Region…

SEED Inauguration at St. Dominic Savio School
[September 2003]
The day began with a splendid welcome from the school: a cultural program planned and performed by the students themselves…their priceless gift to their teachers and to the SEED volunteers…

Fifth SEED Inauguration in Indonesia
[July 2003]
This brings the total to 5 schools connected since July 2001: three in Jakarta, one in Balikpapan and one in Duri.…

Three New SEED Labs at National Eloy Alfaro School
[June 2003]
With this recent inauguration, the growing family of SEED-connected schools welcome another 2,600 students from 10 to 17 years old…

SEED Arabic On-Line Science Center Launched from Luxor, Egypt
[April 2003]
From Luxor, Egypt, the cradle of ancient Egyptian civilization, the SEED Arabic on-line Science center was launched from a SEED grant lab…

SEED Program Expands to Syria
[April 2003]
Syrian volunteers connected their first school, the Ali Ibrahim secondary School, located in Deir El-Zor…

SEED in Sultanate of Oman
[March 2003]
The Al Khoud school for the Handicapped and the Al Wafa Social Center for the Physically Challenged celebrate the opening of their upgraded IT centers…

SEED Program Expands to China
[November 2002]
Two middle schools in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have become the first group of SEED-connected schools in China…